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Recognised as Colour

#4E3849

  • #4E3849
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E3849 is a magenta with RGB values 78, 56, 73 and HSL 314°, 16%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E3849#4E3849
HEX#4E3849
RGBrgb(78, 56, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2196, 0.2863
RGB percentages30.6%, 22%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(313.6, 16.4%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.6, 28.2%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 6.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,217
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3849;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B1C7B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#383D4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D4048no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#50393Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4Black · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 30.6Gray · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#384E3D
Analogous#48384E, #4E383E
Triadic#494E38, #38494E
Split complementary#3E4E38, #384E48
Tetradic#4E4838, #384E3D, #383E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B79BB1
Lighter +30%#A27D99
Lighter +20%#896381
Lighter +10%#6C4D65
Darker −10%#30232D
Darker −20%#130D11
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F2752
Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R78
G56
B73
Red78 (30.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue313.64°
Saturation (HSL)16.42%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 38 · B 49

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